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21. That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yields that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is almost 50% of its original levels. 【分析】多重复合句。句子主干是 That matter

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21. That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of its original levels. 【分析】多重复合句。句子主干为That matters。

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